“The fuck gives you that idea?” Kingston jerked out of Scott’s grasp and crossed his arms over his chest.
“Um…the way you look at him and the way he looks at you is what gave me that fucking idea. Plus, you held his hand.”
“We barely know each other, and I never held his hand. Stop talking nonsense, Scott,” Kingston said, but wouldn’t look Scott in the eye.
I hit the nail on the head. He just switched into his Jamaican accent without realizing it. He only does that when he’s trying to hide something.
“I work for him, helping him rehab the house for his daycare. I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“Do you even know how to use a fucking hammer?”
“Bite me, Scottland,” Kingston snapped.
Scott stared at Kingston and saw how concerned he seemed about the Jonah guy.Holy shit, he really doesn’t see how into the dude he is.
Scott mentally cackled like a mad scientist watching his experiment coming to life. He was getting so much joy seeing Kingston get so worked up about a dude, and an alpha at that. Scott glared at his cousin, hoping the man would tell him what he was up to. He didn’t have to use his empath powers to see Kingston really liked Jonah. No matter how much Kingston tried to act as if he wasn’t falling for the guy, Scott knew the man was denying how he felt, even to himself.
Mister ‘I’ll never fall for an alpha,’ is completely smitten.
“I can tell you’re lying to me, and possibly yourself, but I have no cause to judge you.”
“What do you mean by that?” Kingston asked, looking at Scott. “Don’t tell me you’re in trouble now, because that would make my fucking decade.”
“Don’t worry about it. I know how to handle my shit without involving the family.”
“How is it you get to choose when our nosey relatives get involved, but I’m stuck with every last one of you being convinced it’s your divine purpose to clean up my messes?”
Scott remained unimpressed by Kingston’s outburst. “Do Ineedto remind you what happened three years ago?”
Kingston groaned. “There is no way you can pin that tsunami on me. It was an act of the gods. I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time, and you all need to stop blaming me for it.”
“Uh-huh,” Scott responded not buying Kingston’s answer.
“Whatever,” King said calmly. “Now tell me about your woes, big cousin. Make me feel better that for once I’m not the biggest fuck up in the family.”
“I didn’t fuck up anything. I know how to control myself,” Scott said, hoping King would believe him.
“Oh no, cousin. You don’t get to start this conversation and think you’re just going to walk away from it. Spill.”
Scott sighed heavily. “I just know what it’s like to deny something that’s right in front of your face. If he’s your mate, claim him. If not, don’t dick around with his feelings. I’m not in the mood to clean up your fucking messes. Between you and the Mutt, I get tired of cleaning shit up.”
“Don’t lump me in with him. Besides, according to you, I’m still a baby. I’m supposed to get into trouble every now and then.”
“Where did you hear that bullshit?”
“Stop trying to distract me,” Kingston said. “Do your troubles have something to do with your kitty over there? Is he as kinky as you are? Or is he not kinky enough? I gotta say, he doesn’t seem the type to be into all that spank me daddy shit.”
Scott gritted his teeth so he wouldn’t knock the cocky smirk off his cousin’s face. “I wish you never knew about my lifestyle,” Scott mumbled.
“Well, I do. And although I’m not into the whole tie me up tie me down thing, I’m proud you never hide who you were. I respect you for that.”
He looked over at Quintus who was playing with the baby, they were still feeling their way through the whole mating thing. Hell, they just admitted they’re mates. He had been so close to telling Quintus he loved him, but he was also still holding to the love he had for Alec.
I’m so fucked up.
They were compatible sexually, and Quintus was turning out to be a good submissive, the perfect mate he had hoped Alec would have been.
“Look, just be truthful with yourself and blondie over there.”
